| EDMUNDS COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 449 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 635,324 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,415 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.7 | ||||
| EDMUNDS COUNTY | |||||
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1997 AG CENSUS | ||||
| Number of Farms | 449 | ||||
| Land in Farms (acres) | 635,324 | ||||
| Average Farm Size (acres) | 1,415 | ||||
| Average Age of Farmers | 51.7 | ||||
| COUNTY RANKING - 1999 | ||||||||||
| Crops | Livestock | |||||||||
| Corn | 40 | Soybeans | 34 | All Cattle | 15 | |||||
| All Wheat | 10 | Winter Wheat | 35 | Beef Cows | 20 | |||||
| Spring Wheat | 5 | Oats | 8 | Milk Cows | 20 | |||||
| Alfalfa Hay | 12 | Other Hay | 8 | Hogs & Pigs | 26 | |||||
| Sunflower | 3 | CRP 1/ | 4 | Sheep | 52 | |||||
| 1/ Conservation Reserve Program | ||||||||||
| CROP PRODUCTION - 1999 1/ | ||||
| Commodity | Hvstd Acres | Yield | Production | Unit |
| Corn | 30,000 | 86 | 2,591,000 | bu |
| Soybeans | 39,900 | 36 | 1,441,000 | bu |
| All Wheat | 105,700 | 35 | 3,727,900 | bu |
| Winter Wheat | 8,700 | 47 | 408,900 | bu |
| Spring Wheat | 94,000 | 34 | 3,229,000 | bu |
| Oats | 6,900 | 61 | 421,000 | bushels |
| Alfalfa Hay | 35,000 | 4.17 | 146,000 | tons |
| Other Hay | 38,000 | 1.97 | 75,000 | tons |
| Sunflower | 67,900 | 1,383 | 93,900,000 | pounds |
| 65,671 acres were in the1999 Conservation Reserve Program | ||||
| 1/ Dashes indicate valid zeros or not published due to disclosure rules. | ||||
| LIVESTOCK INVENTORY | |
| Species | Number |
| All Cattle 1/ | 74,000 |
| Beef Cows 1/ | 31,000 |
| Milk Cows 1/ | 1,800 |
| Hogs & Pigs 2/ | 20,472 |
| All Sheep 2/ | 1,356 |
| 1/ Reference Date: January 1, 2000 | |
| 2/ Reference Date: December 31, 1997; Source: 1997 Ag Census | |
| CASH RECEIPTS - 1999 (thousands of dollars) | ||||
| Crops | $26,265 | |||
| Livestock & Related Products | $37,086 | |||
| Total Receipts | $63,351 | |||
| Government Payments | $15,755 | |||
| All Cash Receipts 1/ | $88,098 | |||
| SOURCE: Bureau of Economis Analysis, U.S. Dept of Commerce | 1/ Includes crops, livestock, gov. pymts, and misc. income. | |||
Prepared by: South Dakota Agricultural Statistics Service
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